The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Sweden
Sweden: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 0.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.8% for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Sweden peaked at 1.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.5% | — |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +253.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +150.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -63.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +44.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +37.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -34.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -37.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +223.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -58.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +42.6% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +97.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -27.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Sweden?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Sweden was 0.8% in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Sweden ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the share and number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.